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Forest Service Gila National Forest U FOREST SERVICE GILA NATIONAL FOREST U. S. Department of Agriculture Wilderness Ranger District COMMON PLANTS IN THE VICINITY OF GILA CLIFF DWELLINGS WOODY PLANTS, SHRUBS, AND VINES Common Name Scientific Name Family Apache Plume Fallugia paradoxa Rosaceae Beargrass (Sacahuista) Nolina microcarpa Liliaceae Brickellbush Brickellia spp. Compositae Buckbush Ceanothus fendleri Rhamnaceae Buckthorn, Birchleaf Rhamnus betulaefolia Rhamnaceae Buffalo Gourd Cucurbita foetidissima Cucurbitaceae Canyon Grape Vitis arizonica Vitaceae Century Plant (Agave) Agave parryi Amaryllidaceae Cliff Fendlerbush Fendlera rupicola Saxifragaceae Cliffrose (Buckbrush) Cowania stansburiana Rosaceae Currant, Golden Ribes aureum Saxifragaceae False-Indigo Amorpha fruticosa Leguminosae Four-wing Saltbush Atriplex canescens Chenopodiaceae Groundsel, Threadleaf Senecio longilobus Compositae Groundsel, Ragwort Senecio multicapatatus Compositae Louisiana Wormwood Artemisia ludoviciana Asteraceae Mountain Glory Ipomoea coccinea Convolvulaceae Mountain Mahogany Cercocarpus breviflorus Rosaceae New Mexico Locust Robinia neomexicana Leguminosae New Mexican Olive Forestiera neomexicana Oleaceae Poison Ivy Rhus radicans Anacardiaceae Rabbitbrush Chrysothamnus nauseosus Compositae Scarlet Creeper Ipomoea hederifolia Convolvulaceae Squawbush Rhus trilobata Anacardiaceae Virgin’s Bower Clematis ligusticifolia Ranunculaceae Virginia Creeper Parthenocissus inserta Vitaceae Wright Silktassel Garrya wrightii Cornaceae Yucca, Baccata Yucca baccata Liliaceae 1 CACTUS Cactaceae) Common Name Scientific Name Hen and Chicken Cactus Coryphantha vivipara Hedgehog, Claret Cup Echinocereus triglochidatus Hedgehog, Fendler's Echinocereus fendleri Prickly Pear, Smooth Mountain Opuntia compressa Prickly Pear, Pygmy Opuntia fragilis Prickly Pear, Purple Fruited Opuntia phaeacantha discata Prickly Pear, Sprawling Opuntia phaeacantha major Prickly Pear, Plains Opuntia polyacantha Cholla, Cane Opuntia spinosior TREES Common Name Scientific Name Family Alder, Arizona Alnus oblongifolia Betulaceae Ash, Velvet Fraxinus velutina Oleaceae Box Elder, Inland Acer negundo Aceraceae Chokecherry, Southwestern Prunus virens Rosaceae Cottonwood, Fremont Populus fremontii Salicaceae Cottonwood, Lanceleaf Populus acuminate Salicaceae Cottonwood, Narrowleaf Populus angustifolia Salicaceae Douglas-Fir Pseudotsuga menziesii Pinaceae Hackberry, Netleaf Celtis reticulata Ulmaceae Hoptree, Narrowleaf Ptelea angustifolia Rutaceae Juniper, Alligator Juniperus deppeana Cupressaceae Juniper, One-seed Juniperus monosperma Cupressaceae Juniper, Rocky Mountain Juniperus scopulorum Cupressaceae Juniper, Utah Juniperus osteosperma Cupressaceae Oak, Gambel Quercus gambelii Fagaceae Oak, Gray Quercus grisea Fagaceae Oak, Silverleaf Quercus hypoleucoides Fagaceae Pine, Chihuahua Pinus leiophylla Pinaceae Pine, Pinyon Pinus edulis Pinaceae Pine, Ponderosa Pinus ponderosa Pinaceae Pine, Southwestern White Pinus strobiformis Pinaceae Sycamore, Arizona Platanus wrightii Platanaceae Walnut, Arizona Juglans major Juglandaceae Willow, Arroyo Salix lasiolepis Salicaceae Willow, Sandbar Salix exigua Salicaceae 2 FLOWERS Common Name Scientific Name Family Aster, Common Aster adscendens Compositae Aster, Grand Aster glaucodes Compositae Bahia Bahia pedata Compositae Bedstraw Galium rothrockii Rubiaceae Beebalm Monarda menthaefolia Labiatae Beeblossom Gaura gracilis Onagraceae Beeplant, Rocky Mountain Cleome serrulata Capparidaceae Bitterweed Hymenoxys spp. Compositae Black Medic Medicago lupulina Compositae Bladderpod Lesquerella intermedia Cruciferae Blanketflower (Firewheel) Gaillardia pulchella Compositae Butterweed, Threadleaf Senecio longilobus Compositae Butterweed, New Mexico Senecio neomexicana Compositae Carelessweed Amaranthus palmeri Amaranthaceae Cattail Typha latifolia Typhaceae Chinchweed Pectis filipes Compositae Cinquefoil, Scarlet Potentilla thurberi Rosaceae Clammyweed Polanisia trachysperma Capparidaceae Cloakfern Notholaena standleyi Polypodiaceae Columbine, Golden Aquilegia chrysantha Ranunculaceae Coneflower, Cutleaf Rudebeckia laciniata Compositae Cosmos Cosmos parviflorus Compositae Cranesbill (Storksbill) Erodium cicutarium Geraniaceae Datura (Jimsonweed) Datura meteloides Solanaceae Dayflower, Birdbill Commelina dianthifolia Commelinaceae Evening Primrose, New Mexico Oenothera neomexicana Onagraceae Evening Primrose Oenothera strigosa Onagraceae False Pennyroyal Hedeoma oblongifolia Labiatae False Solomon’s Seal Smilacina racemosa Liliaceae Geranium, Purple Geranium caespitosum Geraniaceae Gilia Gilia spp. Polemoniaceae Globemallow, Fremont Sphaeralcea fendleri Malavaceae Goathead Tribulus terretris Zygophyllaceae Goatsbeard, Meadow Tragopogon pratensis Compositae Goldeneye Viguiera longifolia Compositae Goldenrod Solidago wrightii Compositae Goldensmoke Corydalis aurea Fumariaceae Goosefoot, Fremont Chenopodium fremontii Chenopodiaceae Heronbill Erodium cicutarium Geraniaceae Honeysuckle, White Flower Lonicera albiflora Caprifoliaceae Horehound Marrubium vulgare Labiatae Horsetail Equisetum arvense Equisetaceae Horsetail Equisetum hiemale Equisetaceae Hyssop, Giant Agastache pallidiflora Labiatae Larkspur Delphinium ssp. Ranunculaceae Locoweed (Milkvetch) Astragalus spp. Leguminosae 3 Lupine Lupinus ssp. Leguminosae Macomb’s Trumpet Ipomopsis macombii Polemoniaceae Meadow Rue, Fendler’s Thalictrum fendleri Ranunculaceae Mint, Wild Mentha arvensis Labiatae Mistletoe, Dwarf Arceuthobium spp. Loranthaceae Mistletoe, Juniper Phoradendron juniperinum Loranthaceae Monkeyflower, Scarlet Mimulus cardinalis Scrophulariaceae Monkeyflower, Yellow Mimulus guttatus Scrophulariaceae Morning Glory, Star Ipomoea coccinea Convolvulaceae Mullein Verbascum thapsus Scrophulariaceae Onion Allium spp. Liliaceae Paintbrush, SW Indian Castilleja integra Scrophulariaceae Pennycress, Common Thlaspi arvense Cruciferae Penstemon, Beardlip Penstemon barbatus Scrophulariaceae Penstemon, Purple Penstemon jamesii Scrophulariaceae Peppergrass Lepidium spp. Cruciferae Phacelia, Varileaf Phacelia heterophylla Hydrophyllaceae Phlox, Longleaf Phlox longifolia Polemoniaceae Pink Windmills Sisymbrium linearifolium Cruciferae Plantain, Broadleaf Plantago major Plantaginaceae Poison Hemlock Conium maculatum Umbelliferae Portulaca Portulaca oleracea Portulacaceae Prickly Poppy Argemone platycepas Papaveraceae Rush Juncus spp. Juncaginaceae Sage, Rocky Mountain Salvia reflexa Labiatae Salify, Yellow Tragapogon dubius Compositae Sedum Sedum cockerellii Crassulaceae Silene, Mexican Silene laciniata Caryophyllaceae Snakeweed Gutierrezia sarothrae Compositae Snapdragon Vine Maurandya antirrhiniflora Scrophulariaceae Solomon Seal Polygonatum cobrense Liliaceae Spine Aster Machaeranthera annua Compositae Spurge Euphorbia exstipulata Euphorbiaceae Spurge, Ridgeseed Euphorbia glytosperma Euphorbiaceae Starflower Smilacina stellata Liliaceae Stickleaf, Bullet Mentzelia pumila Loasaceae Stickleaf, Mentzelia Mentzellia albacaulis Loasaceae Stinging Nettle Urtica gracilis Urticaceae Sunflower Helianthus annuus Compositae Sweet Clover, White Meliotus albus Leguminosae Sweet Clover, Yellow Meliotus officinalis Leguminosae Thistle, New Mexico Cirsium neomexicana Compositae Vervain, Dakota Verbena bipinnatifida Verbenaceae Violet, Canada Viola Canadensis Violaceae Watercress Rorippa nasturtium Cruciferae Water Hemlock, Douglas Cicuta douglasii Umbelliferae Western Wallflower Erysimum capitatum Cruciferae Wild Daisy (Fleabane) Erigeron spp. Compositae Wood Sorrel Oxalis spp. Oxalidaceae Wooly White Hymenopappus robustus Compositae Yarrow, Western Achillea lanulosa Compositae 4 GRASSES Common Name Scientific Name Barnyard Grass Echinochloa crisgalli Blue Grama Bouteloua gracilis Blue Stem Bothriochloa springieldii Canada Brome Erodium cicutarium Fall Witchgrass Leptoloma cognatum Muhly Muhlenbergia racemosa Side-oats Grama Bouteloua curtipendula Smartweed (Knotweed) Polygonum spp. Texas Desert Eriogonum polycladon Western Wheatgrass Agropyron smithii Wild Buckwheat Eriogonum abertianum Wild Buckwheat Eriogonum wrightii Wirestem Wild Buckwheat Eriogonum pharnaceoides BIBLIOGRAPHY The following publications have illustrations and descriptions of many of these plants: • Arnberger, Leslie P., Flowers of the Southwest Mountains, Southwest Parks and Monuments Assoc. • Bowers, Janice E., 100 Desert Wildflowers, Southwest Parks and Monuments Assoc. • Bowers, Janice E., 100 Roadside Wildflowers, Southwest Parks and Monuments Assoc. • Carter, Jack L., Trees and Shrubs of New Mexico, Mimbres Publishing. • Dodge, Natt N., Flowers of the Southwest Desserts, Southwest Parks and Monuments Assoc. • Elmore, Francis, Shrubs and Trees of the Southwest Uplands, Southwest Parks and Monuments Assoc. • Fischer, Pierre C., 70 Common Cacti of the Southwest, Southwestern Parks and Monuments Assoc. • Niehaus, Theodore F., A Field Guide to Southwestern and Texas Wildflowers, Houghton Mifflin Co. • Petrides, George A., A Field Guide to Western Trees, Houghton Mifflin Co. 5.
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